Using new rules to prevent and impose fines for data breach, Britain’s information regulator on Monday announced a record £183.39 million fine on British Airways (BA) for a 2018 breach that led to its website users diverted to a fraud site. read more

Cook, scheduled to be the keynote speaker at the International Conference of Data Protection and Privacy Commissioners, will be one of several executives from US tech companies to present their views at the two-day event. read more

Facebook’s second-quarter results were the first sign that a new European privacy law and a succession of privacy scandals involving Cambridge Analytica and other app developers have bit into Facebook’s business. read more

EU’s new privacy rules GDPR comes into effect on May 25. Here are the changes that top tech companies have made to their terms and conditions and privacy policies to comply with the new rules. read more